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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Economize \E*con"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Economized}; p. pr & vb n. {Economizing}.] [Cf. F. ['e]conomiser.] To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with frugality; as to economize one's income. [Written also {economise}.] Expenses in the city were to be economized. --Jowett (Thucyd. ). Calculating how to economize time. --W. Irving. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Economize \E*con"o*mize\, v. i. To be prudently sparing in expenditure; to be frugal and saving; as to economize in order to grow rich. [Written also {economise}.] --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: economize v : use cautiously and frugally [syn: {conserve}, {husband}, {economise}] [ant: {waste}]
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